1. The 1950s was known as the ‟nostalgic ‶ decade because looking back everything seemed simple and optimistic. America was in a post war boom after World War 2. Manufacturing was converted for peaceful usages such as the auto industries, and the T.V.. The 1950s was the hay day of manufacturing, being middle class and being able to afford mostly anything. The middle class were able to be well dressed without spending as fortune. Larson ‵ s pictures depict the New Yorkers at work and at play. Everything was beautifully built such as subways. It was the elimination in 1963 to cause Jackie Kennedy to build a movement to preserve architecture such as Grand Central Station.

2. Frank Oscar Larson

3. Fashion 1950s After World War Two, short skirts and squared shouldered tops were no longer worn. Instead long skirts for women and rounded shouldered tops were worn. Nylon, polyester, Orlon, and Spandex were new materials that were used. Hats, gloves, and pearls were very popular since the 1950s clothing for women were very feminine looking.Poodle Skirts and Cocktail dresses were worn for evening events. New York was influenced by England which is why Teddy Boys was the new style for boys.This consisted of skinny ties and short trousers. Men wore flared jackets, long overcoats, and bowler hats.

4. The Rolleiflex Camera was one of the most popular cameras used in the 1950s especially for studios and professional news.

5. Times Square with pigeons 1954

6. The Balloon Seller 42nd and Broadway April, 1954

7. Invaders from Mars April 1953

8. Coffee shop conversation - Times Square - 1954

9. Black Widow #1 - October 28, 1954

10. Ticket Booth in Times Square ca 1954

11. Today Show window - April, 1954

12. AP window

13. Chrysler reflection 42nd Street near 5th Ave ca 1953

14. Ticket Counter, Grand Central - December, 1954

15. Street Work November, 1954

16. Calligraphy demonstration - Nov, 1954

17. Souvenir shop - November, 1954

18. Man waiting for A train - 1954

19. Under the El Park Row 1953

20. Central Park skyline ca 1953

21. Tree and shadow Kissena Park, Flushing 1955

22. Cloisters archway, nyc ca 1953

23. Shoe Shine April, 1954

24. In the kitchen 1953

25. School girls ca 1953

26. Girl on Handrails

27. Officials veiwing parade ca 1955

28. Clergy - ca 1955

29. Mott Street corner, Chinatown - January, 1953

30. Chinatown Workers ca 1953

31. Feeding the elephant, Bronx Zoo - 1953